Lamar Smith

Lamar Smith (19 November 1947-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-TX 21) from 3 January 1987, succeeding Tom Loeffler.

Biography
Lamar Smith was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1947, and he became a lawyer in 1975. In 1978, he became the Chairman of the Bexar County of the Republican Party, and he served in the State House of Representatives from 1981 to 1982, as a Bexar County Commissioner from 1983 to 1985, and in the US House of Representatives from 1987. He promoted climate change denial, baselessly attacked scientific outlets and researchers, received funding from oil and gas companies, and worked as a Breitbart News contributor.